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The language of e-Business: Microsoft partnership blends XML and EDI.(E-Commerce)

MSI, September, 2003 by Anderson, Alex

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Microsoft's BizTalk Server is an efficient platform for conducting ccommerce via XML, but it has trouble connecting to traditional EDI networks. That could have been a big problem for Microsoft, since manufacturers often are reluctant to replace their rather expensive EDI infrastructures.

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Covast, an Atlanta-based supplier of integration tools, recognized this situation and turned it into an opportunity, forming a partnership under which a Covast product called EDI Accelerator will be sold alongside BizTalk Server. The agreement also calls for EDI Accelerator to be embedded in ...

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The language of e-Business: Microsoft partnership blends XML and EDI.(E-Commerce)

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